Tracked Immigrants List Leaked on Web
	A list concerning the immigrants who must be watched by the Hong Kong authorities has been leaked on the web due to what appears to be the mistake of an employee. According to The Earth Times, the employee who caused the data loss was recently hired at the Immigration ... [read more >>]
	09 May 2008, 06:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Oasis New Songs Leaked on YouTube
	Although it's not the first time it happens, new songs have just got published on YouTube even if they were scheduled for a later release date. This time, the leaked songs belong to Oasis and, according to various sources, they were supposed to be included into the band's new album. Web User informs that the t ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2008, 02:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

CCP Talks Eve Online Source Code Leak
	Yesterday we reported that the source code of the popular MMO game Eve Online was leaked to a torrent website, following ... [read more >>]
	16 April 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Lindsay Lohan's Sex Tape Nightmare Might Come True
	Lindsay Lohan has been involved with enough Hollywood men to be the protagonist of more than just one sex tape – so it may come across as surprising that the young actress' maneater ways were never immortalized on camera (hidden or not). However, for those of you eager to see Lohan's famed uber-sexy naked bod in action, the wait might finally be over. The actress has been overheard by friends making a series of highly a ... [read more >>]
	25 March 2008, 09:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Social Security Numbers Found by Googling
	Not very long ago, there was a lawsuit that had Google on the seat of the accused, over a very complicated, yet very plain issue. The plaintiff claimed that he was in danger of being a victim of identity theft because the name of the Mountain View-based company was actually his Social Security number looked at upside down. There was quite a fuss about it, among other charges thrown in Google’s face because of that I could find ‘c ... [read more >>]
	29 February 2008, 14:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yahoo Buzz Leaker Dealt With
	Yahoo! Buzz was launched on Monday with a lot of buzz. Being leaked information about on repeated occasions, everybody had their hopes high about the Yahoo! branded Digg clone. It turns out that negative publicity isn’t all that constructive. I remember reading at some point in college a quote saying that bad publicity is still publicity, and having the name being heard is better than having it surrounded in silence. Buzz’s si ... [read more >>]
	27 February 2008, 14:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

FireFox 2.0.0.11 and Opera 9.50 Information Leak!
	There’s nothing to kick your morning into gear like finding out that your browser can be the means of losing personal information. I’m talking about the people who actually care and did not go with the stock Windows Internet Explorer, known to be flawed and continually exploited. Choosing the safer version for surfing the web, like Mozilla’s Firefox or Opera, might prove, until this is fixed, to be a pretty big error. The prob ... [read more >>]
	19 February 2008, 15:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Full Rock Band DLC List Leaked?
	The recent release of the (Arguably) Punk Pack 02 DLC for Rock Band has been followed by a rather unexpected and almost officially confirmed lea ... [read more >>]
	14 February 2008, 06:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Some Kissing Leaked on YouTube Attracts Lawsuit
	Imagine how it would be like if one of your most tender moments was to be videotaped and later uploaded to YouTube for everybody to see. Not such a comfortable feeling, is it? Unfortunately for a Chinese couple, that’s exactly what happened and the video was an instant hit, with over 15 thousand views in only two days. A subway platform was the set of the "action" and the security cameras were the ones that captured the conten ... [read more >>]
	22 January 2008, 19:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Embarrassing Incident Hits UK
	If you think the HMRC data loss affecting 25 million people is not enough to make you accept the fact that your information is not secure wherever it would be, then listen to this: another data loss occurred in UK, as details of about 3 million people had "gone missing from a facility in Iowa in the United States." The information was copied on hard disc drive, which apparently contained names, addresses and other d ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 03:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Don't Forget to Check Your Salary Account! Your Money May Be Stolen!
	We should really start getting used to it, because the data loss a.k.a. stolen laptops a.k.a. lost CDs a.k.a. employees' negligences make more and more victims all around the world. After millions of people were put at risk due to major data leaks, here comes another one: today, "The Press Association" reports that approximately 1,000 employees were affected by another data loss, after their information was lost s ... [read more >>]
	12 December 2007, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Two New Lost CDs Contain Private Info of 6,000 People
	It's no longer a secret that our data is put at risk due to employees' negligence, as they have periodically lost CDs, laptops or computers hosting our information, so today's piece of news is nothing new for us. However, let's see what happened and how it occurred. According to BBC News, the Driver and Vehicle Agency in Northern Ireland lost two discs containing details of about 6,000 people. The CDs, which ... [read more >>]
	12 December 2007, 03:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

'We Want SE-CU-RI-TY!' Experts Shout...
	November and December came with a worrying high number of data losses that makes the security experts, from all around the world, give advises for a better and more powerful computer protection. Following the recent two major UK data leaks, concerning the HMRC and the DWP, Calum Macleod, European Director with Cyber-Ark, came out and urged the companies and departments from all over the world to encrypt the information stored on ... [read more >>]
	05 December 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Patients HIV Information Leaked!
	It seems like the HMRC data loss was not enough to make the authorities feel more responsible since they work with very important residents' information. Today, CBC News reports that an official in Newfoundland and Labrador could allow unauthorized people to access HIV and hepatitis details stored on a desktop computer. According to the same source, the employee disconnected the computer and took it at home although the syst ... [read more >>]
	28 November 2007, 09:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

HMRC's Data Loss Not So Shocking, Users Believe
	Following the recent HMRC data loss that affected approximately 25 million people, the consumers and the security companies from all over the world commented on the disaster, many of them saying that it could be prevented using a powerful security technology. A recent study conducted by security vendor Sophos revealed that 58 percent of the users were not surprised by the data loss since the government is not so careful with the ... [read more >>]
	27 November 2007, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Users Prone To Data Loss Due To Inexistent Backups
	The recent UK trouble in which the data of about 25 million people was lost proved us that it's extremely important to keep our very important information secure and protected. But it also reminded us to backup our files since a so important data loss can affected all the data stored on our computers. However, some recently statistics rolled out by Tickbox.net and Carbonite revealed that most consumers are not interested in creating b ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

HMRC: 'Please Accept Our Apologies For Losing Your Data!'
	And the story continues. This time, we have an official statement from HMRC which published a 'Child Benefit customer update' on its official page to provide more information about the recent tragedy. In case you missed the news, although it's pretty difficult especially if you're living in UK, the HM Revenue & Customs, the department which has several tax collecting duties, lost some CDs containing sensitive detail ... [read more >>]
	22 November 2007, 04:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Encryption Could Prevent The UK Disaster, Experts Believe
	Yesterday's confirmed UK data loss which put the information of about 25 million Britons at risk attracts more and more comments from the security vendors from all over the world which obviously fight for better security for digital material. After Sophos and McAfee, the first two companies which came out to talk about the disaster, David Nortier, Managing Director, EMEA, Signiant, today said that a simple security measure such as dat ... [read more >>]
	22 November 2007, 02:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

McAfee Worried About HMRC's Data Loss
	Earlier this day, it was reported that the government confirmed a major data loss caused by the HM Revenue and Customs, the UK tax department which collects taxes and works with a huge amount of residents details. Obviously, the data leakage brought at least interesting statements of the security vendors which fight for an increased computer and information security. McAfee is one of the companies that commented on the matter, G ... [read more >>]
	21 November 2007, 14:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

25 Million Britons in Danger Due To HM Revenue & Customs Trouble
	The HM Revenue & Customs is one of the departments owned by the British Government which is supposed to take care of tax collecting and other reponsabilities related to tax administration and organization. Since it works with residents' financial details, it's pretty important to secure the entire amount of data and block the access of unauthorized persons. Easy to say but it's pretty difficult to do so as a tragedy almo ... [read more >>]
	21 November 2007, 02:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sony Ericsson's Phone Release Plans Leaked
	Preparations are being made at Sony Ericsson for a major release, expected on the 6th of November. That's today and leaves little time for guessing, although rumors on three upcoming phone models have already surfaced. Sony Ericsson's future releases will be the W890i, the W380i and K660i models, all with some pretty special features that have high chances of setting them apart from all others. This will bring two ne ... [read more >>]
	06 November 2007, 06:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Manhunt 2 Leaked by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Employee
	In a previous article we mentioned that the leaked version of Manhunt 2 was made available by an employee who wasn't part of the Rockstar staff. According to anonymous sources, the man has already been sacked and it seems that he was a Sony Computer Entertainment Euro ... [read more >>]
	22 October 2007, 08:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Mystery of Manhunt 2's Leak
	This whole leaking affair is really getting disgusting... There was a time when gaming journalists were the absolute exclusive owners of the first demos and copies of famous titles. Now, we're constantly beaten by those hackers and downloaders who manage to get the game before we do... Just think about Silent Hill Origins and our joy of playing it while attending the ... [read more >>]
	19 October 2007, 04:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Canadian Experts Say Data Thefts Were Predictable
	Retail Giant TJX had suffered a severe security breach in which 45 million customers’ data had been stolen. A huge operation! And as if things weren’t bad enough, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada explains in a report that this breach was predictable. I don’t think I need to say more – you’ve got the idea – the case was severe! You may read the commissioner’s findings by clicking this ... [read more >>]
	27 September 2007, 09:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

eBay Customers’ Data Leaked Every 4 Seconds!
	Some things you just can’t prevent. eBay is striving as hard as they can to make it safe for their customers, as they offer a lot of protection methods and they increase security on their site, but it seems that no matter what they do, from time to time we still get eBay related crime news. eBay users’ sensitive information spilled out on a forum dedicated to fighting fraud, all due to the hackers’ work. About 1.200 users have be ... [read more >>]
	26 September 2007, 04:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ID Thieves Strike Gold!
	This is the first article in the ‘security news’ category this week and… it’s bad news. Some hackers strive really hard to get a load of sensitive data, but sometimes, they don’t need to. Some users offer sensitive data on a silver platter, just because they’re negligent. Here’s how things stand – an ex-employee of the ABN Amro Mortgage group installed BearShare on her machine, to get some files from the web. However, as you know ... [read more >>]
	24 September 2007, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

F1 Secret Info Leaked on the Web
	Negligence strikes again! As if Formula 1 fans hadn’t received a big enough strike, after McLaren had been stripped of all its constructor championship points, now the FIA posts sensitive data on the web for all to see. I cannot believe how these guys can screw things up so bad! Who needs espionage and special tactics, when they post secret stuff on the Internet for all of us to see? If you happen to be an F1 fan, then you kn ... [read more >>]
	21 September 2007, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Data Leaks Good For Something!
	As you may already know, there are two types of hackers – the ones that do it for a good cause, and by that I mean disclosing vulnerabilities and reporting them to the ones that have them, and then there are the evil ones that hack for their own inscrutable purposes. Of course, data breaches are usually due to attacks from the second category. I would have never thought that anything good could come out of these activities, but i ... [read more >>]
	17 September 2007, 06:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core Leaked on Torrent Sites
	Last month we saw a major leak, the Silent Hill Origins PSP demo and now there's another similar title, available on torrent sites: Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. It seems that PSP games have a tendency to become available earlier than scheduled, especia ... [read more >>]
	12 September 2007, 04:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is Your Data Well Hidden?
	An important part in protecting a database is masking the info inside it. Your programs can still read it, but hackers will get things mixed up if they do access the info. Masking the data is also called "de-identification" or "data-hiding" and it is thought to be a pretty good security measure. George Duncan is a statistics professor that has written about this in Science Magazine. He has said that this se ... [read more >>]
	06 September 2007, 09:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

French Fries... French Kissing... French Phishing?!
	A lot of personal data of many people, mostly computer users from the United States, reside on a French server, as NetworkWorld informs. There is nothing bizarre about this, unless you treat if from a "paranoid security geek" perspective. So, how much info is there? Well, the personal details of thousands. How did it get there? The answer is that people gave it away willingly (they just offered it for freebies) So w ... [read more >>]
	04 September 2007, 03:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

More Old-School Data Theft
	Another laptop has been stolen and sensitive information has been exposed. This time, it's At&T that's been affected. But this has become rather common lately, I guess that we've had one of these cases every week. However, AT&T's situation is a little bit more severe than others' since all the data they had was unencrypted. And to think that I already wrote two articles about mobile users not ... [read more >>]
	03 September 2007, 05:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

146.000 Data Leaks. Are YOU Affected?
	Data leaks have recently affected lots of people and a site containing personal information of more than 2 million users has been breached. Hackers bypassed the defenses and stole sensitive info that a lot of people had placed on that page. The website that we are talking about is USAjobs and it is a governmental website, offered by the United Stated to help people get a job a lot easier. There has been a huge trojan operatio ... [read more >>]
	31 August 2007, 05:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

My Data Has Been Breached? So What?
	You've probably heard about security breaches and data being stolen a thousand times on the news. This is not something new and people don't seem to be very affected by this, probably because it's not a direct threat. If your data gets stolen, nothing bad actually happens, it needs to be used in a certain way for actual damage to be done. And in any case, if you change one number in your data, the old, stolen info ... [read more >>]
	30 August 2007, 04:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Wiretap Fed Style!
	The Federal Bureau of Information has been wiretapping since…forever, but only recently have there been some scandals of them violating privacy and stuff like that. Some security experts have even stated that their huge data-bases of wiretapped info could represent a vulnerability for the US, should anyone hack them. Why is that? Because they intercept everyone’s conversations! In any case, here's how they do it! They hav ... [read more >>]
	30 August 2007, 03:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Do School Sites Help Phishing?
	Are we paranoid security geeks or is this really a threat? Well, to be honest, I think that school sites giving away all sorts of data about their students are easing the ‘work’ of hackers. Nobody is in any direct danger, so to say, but every bit of info disclosed might be a starting point for malicious users. I wouldn't panic too much about it, since I can't think of any reason why a hacker would want to steal data fo ... [read more >>]
	29 August 2007, 09:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nokia N81 Leaks Official Photos
	Although the launch of Nokia N81 is expected to take place today, during the GoPlay presentation in London, some official photos have already appeared. The same has happened with the other devices that will be presented on this occasion, but Nokia N81 is probably th ... [read more >>]
	29 August 2007, 06:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No Tracks, No Hacks
	If you don't leave tracks on the Web it's less likely to get hacked. Hide really well and you will have less problems. I've seen theese things before with several firewalls, it's called the "They can't harm me if they don't know I'm here" principle (isn't that a mouth full?). So as you may know, a lot of applications leave traces behind and it is easy to tell what one user has bee ... [read more >>]
	28 August 2007, 04:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Your Data Was Stolen? So What?
	Hackers hit the bank. Data is stolen. People's identities are in danger. Bank representatives don't care. That says it all in a nutshell. In my opinion, it's not the bank's fault that hackers exist and attack databases. It all happened in Indiana, involving the Old National Bancorp and tens of thousands of customers, as I've seen on Wired's blog. The bank had been sued by customers who allegedly s ... [read more >>]
	27 August 2007, 05:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

“Wiretapping” VOIP
	Can Voice Over IP calls be listened to by malicious users? Well, while using the basic "It's on the Net so it can be hacked" mentality, the answers is "Yes", at least for now. Phishing by phone has not been considered a real issue till now, because talking on the phone costs money, while e-mailing is free. Also, e-mail spam-scam campaigns are somewhat controlled by bots, while in a telephone scam campaign ... [read more >>]
	27 August 2007, 05:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Data Slip Hits Retirees
	You can never be too secure! But if you do have well defended PCs and such, you can never know what is going to happen in real life, that will mess up something in your data base. You can get all sorts of fire-walls installed, and have anti-virus programs running all the time, but what's the use of all these when data is stolen the old fashion way – the whole PC gets lifted! I've been ... [read more >>]
	27 August 2007, 03:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No More Data Leaks!
	Sensitive data protection is a big issue these days. IT experts everywhere try to defend their companies' data as well as they can, still, in some cases, it leaks and hackers get a hold of it. Fidelis Security announced on Tuesday a quick start program for its data-leak prevention product that is bound to help companies protect their data, as NetworkWorld informs. This software takes two weeks to be fully operational and ... [read more >>]
	23 August 2007, 05:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Bot Pounds Verus
	Verus is an online bill-paying company that had a huge database of their clients. They have been recently forced out of business because of information that leaked and which anyone could find via Google. Verus was working together with a lot of hospitals in order to facilitate bill-paying. A lot of data about hospital patients was stored on Verus servers. That was not anything of concern initially as this is standard procedure ... [read more >>]
	20 August 2007, 14:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia